Community Briefs

Published: Wednesday, July 8, 2009 at 4:30 a.m.

Last Modified: Tuesday, July 7, 2009 at 3:48 p.m.

Storyfest to be held at Heritage Museum

The first annual Do-Tell Storyfest will be held at the Historic Courthouse, Heritage Museum, and along Main Street in downtown Hendersonville, on Saturday, celebrating 100 years of 4-H. The free event will be a day filled with kids’ activities, laughter, short stories and tall tales.

Henderson County 4-H Honor Club members are asked to meet at the Courthouse Steps at noon, and all 4-H alumni are invited to a special cake cutting ceremony at 12:30 p.m. 4-H’ers will provide family activities on the Courthouse lawn from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. 4-H presentations will be inside the Courthouse from 1 to 3 p.m.

Would you like to learn how to interview a friend or loved one so that you save his or her story forever? A workshop titled “Collecting Personal Stories,” taught by Jim Clark, will be held from 11 a.m. to noon.

Celebrate Coon Dog Day Saturday

SALUDA — Don’t miss Saluda’s 46th Coon Dog Day on Saturday, a celebration for dogs and their people. There will be great food, live music, parade, crafts, street dance and more.

Come enjoy this homecoming event in downtown Saluda. What began as a chicken supper fundraiser for the local Coon Club has grown into an event that attracts over 10,000 people each year.

Live music on stage begins in the morning around 9 a.m. and continues all day until the end of the street dance at 10 p.m.

The parade will be next with Hop Foster as MC. Mr. Foster has MC’d every single Coon Dog Day ever. This will be his 46th year. Everette and Martha Hardin have been asked to be grand marshals for this year’s parade, and they’ve agreed to oblige as long as they are both physically able at that time.

For more information, call (828) 749-2581 or e-mail admin@cityofsaludanc.com.

Learn about creatures of the night

PISGAH NATIONAL FOREST — Moths, bats, owls- these are just some of the animals active at night when many of us are settled in our shelters. The Cradle of Forestry will offer an evening program, Winged Creatures of the Night, from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Saturday to share this magical time at the Cradle and focus on nocturnal life in the summer woods.

This wheelchair accessible program will begin in the outdoor amphitheatre near the Forest Discovery Center. Children can make a luna moth finger puppet to take home. Naturalist Katie Hicks will describe the special adaptations animals have for going about the business of living from dusk to dawn. Then she’ll lead the group on a stroll through the evening woods in search of winged creatures of the night. Bring along a flashlight and sense of wonder.

The fee for this evening program is $6 for ages 16 and older; $3 for youth 15 and under and America the Beautiful and Golden Age pass holders.

For more information about the Cradle site, visit www.cradleofforestry.org.

Group therapy for women

A therapy group for women, ages 35 and older, dealing for life challenges, is being organized by Lisa H. McKean, LCSW, LCAS, CCS.

The group is held in a private practice office at 1612 Asheville Hwy., suite 3. The meeting will start on Tuesday, July 14. The cost is $50.

<p class="bold allcaps">Storyfest to be held at Heritage Museum</p>
<p>The first annual Do-Tell Storyfest will be held at the Historic Courthouse, Heritage Museum, and along Main Street in downtown Hendersonville, on Saturday, celebrating 100 years of 4-H. The free event will be a day filled with kids’ activities, laughter, short stories and tall tales.</p><p>Henderson County 4-H Honor Club members are asked to meet at the Courthouse Steps at noon, and all 4-H alumni are invited to a special cake cutting ceremony at 12:30 p.m. 4-H’ers will provide family activities on the Courthouse lawn from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. 4-H presentations will be inside the Courthouse from 1 to 3 p.m.</p><p>Would you like to learn how to interview a friend or loved one so that you save his or her story forever? A workshop titled Collecting Personal Stories, taught by Jim Clark, will be held from 11 a.m. to noon.</p><p>Storytelling performances by acclaimed forklorists Louise Bailey, Candler Willis’ Abe Lincoln, Bad Hair Williams, Lloyd Arneach, and Heather Nicely will be from 1 to 6 p.m.</p><p>Visit dotellfestival.org to learn more about the Storyfest.</p><h3>Celebrate Coon Dog Day Saturday</h3>
<p>SALUDA  Don’t miss Saluda’s 46th Coon Dog Day on Saturday, a celebration for dogs and their people. There will be great food, live music, parade, crafts, street dance and more.</p><p>Come enjoy this homecoming event in downtown Saluda. What began as a chicken supper fundraiser for the local Coon Club has grown into an event that attracts over 10,000 people each year.</p><p>Live music on stage begins in the morning around 9 a.m. and continues all day until the end of the street dance at 10 p.m.</p><p>The parade will be next with Hop Foster as MC. Mr. Foster has MC’d every single Coon Dog Day ever. This will be his 46th year. Everette and Martha Hardin have been asked to be grand marshals for this year’s parade, and they’ve agreed to oblige as long as they are both physically able at that time.</p><p>For more information, call (828) 749-2581 or e-mail admin@cityofsaludanc.com.</p><h3>Learn about creatures of the night</h3>
<p>PISGAH NATIONAL FOREST  Moths, bats, owls- these are just some of the animals active at night when many of us are settled in our shelters. The Cradle of Forestry will offer an evening program, Winged Creatures of the Night, from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Saturday to share this magical time at the Cradle and focus on nocturnal life in the summer woods.</p><p>This wheelchair accessible program will begin in the outdoor amphitheatre near the Forest Discovery Center. Children can make a luna moth finger puppet to take home. Naturalist Katie Hicks will describe the special adaptations animals have for going about the business of living from dusk to dawn. Then she’ll lead the group on a stroll through the evening woods in search of winged creatures of the night. Bring along a flashlight and sense of wonder. </p><p>The fee for this evening program is $6 for ages 16 and older; $3 for youth 15 and under and America the Beautiful and Golden Age pass holders.</p><p>For more information about the Cradle site, visit www.cradleofforestry.org.</p><h3>Group therapy for women</h3>
<p>A therapy group for women, ages 35 and older, dealing for life challenges, is being organized by Lisa H. McKean, LCSW, LCAS, CCS.</p><p>The group is held in a private practice office at 1612 Asheville Hwy., suite 3. The meeting will start on Tuesday, July 14. The cost is $50.</p><p>For more information, call 693-6784.</p>